Dhara Shah
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Dhara Shah

Adjunct Sr.Assistant Professor
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About Dhara Shah

Dhara Shah is Assistant Professor with Masters Program in Structural Design at FT since 2006. She graduated in Civil Engineering from Nirma University and did her M.Tech in Structural Design from CEPT University. She received her PhD in Civil Engineering (Marine structures) from Gujarat Technological University in 2016. Her major research area is performance based seismic design of structures.
Dhara Shah is Assistant Professor, Master s Program in Structural Design at Faculty of Technology since 2006. Prior to CEPT she worked as a structural engineer for two years in a consultancy firm. She graduated in Civil Engineering from Nirma University and did her M.Tech in Structural Design from CEPT University. She received her Doctorate in Civil Engineering (Marine structures) from Gujarat Technological University in 2016. About 55 research theses have been accomplished under her guidance. Her major area of research includes performance based seismic design of structures. She has published research articles in national and international journals. She has also presented research papers at national and international conferences. At CEPT, she takes studios and subjects related to design of steel structures, marine structures, earthquake engineering, structural analysis and non linear analysis of structures. Apart from academic activities, she has been involved in various projects related to structural design and vibration impact assessment under the CRDC, at CEPT University.
  • Steel structures
  • RCC structures
  • Marine structures
  • Performance based design of structures
  • Non linear analysis of structures
  • Vibration impact assessment of structures
  • Seismic fragility analysis of structures
  • Earthquake Engineering & Seismology
  • Strength of Materials, Soli Mechanics
  • Structural Analysis

Journal Article

  1. Comprehensive Analysis of Modifications in the Draft Code IS1893 (WC) 2023 for RC Buildings in International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
  2. ​“Comprehensive Analysis of Modifications in the Draft Code IS1893 (WC) 2023 for RC Buildings” International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
  3. Comparison of Seismic Resistance of Moment Resisting RC Building using Shear wall and Bracing. International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology
  4. Typified design of modified compound fink truss based on IS 800:2007 and IS 875(part 3):2015. International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology
  5. Comparative Study of Brick Infill Wall and Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) Blocks Using Response Spectrum Analysis. International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology (IJRET) International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology (IJRET)
  6. Seismic fragility analysis of pile supported wharf for some important port sites in Gujarat. Journal of Structural Engineering. Journal of Structural Engineering
  7. Comparison of seismic fragility curves for RC framed buildings in zone III and V; for hard, medium and soft soil as per IS1893 part‑1: 2002 and HAZUS MH 2.0. International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology  International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology
  8. Critical analysis of building with vertical irregularities as per IS1893 part ‑1:2002. International Journal of Civil, Structural, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering Research and Development (IJCSEIERD). International Journal of Civil, Structural, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering Research and Development
  9. Analytical study of physical behaviour of UC and UB sections in comparison with the Indian standard steel sections. International Journal of Civil, Structural, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering Research and Development, IJCSEIERD. International Journal of Civil, Structural, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering Research and Development
  10. Comparative study of berthing energy on pile supported wharf as per Indian standard IS4651 part‑3:1974 and British standard BS6349 part‑4:1994. International journal of maritime technology, IJMT. International journal of maritime technology, IJMT
  11. Comparative study of fire resistant design of steel structures. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
  12. Comparative study of optimum fender system on pile supported wharf as per Indian Standard IS4651 part‑3:1974 and British Standard BS6349 part — 4:1994. International Journal of Marine Science and Ocean Technology, IJMO. International Journal of Marine Science and Ocean Technology
  13. Comparative study of steel I — girder and prestressed steel I– girder as per IRC24:2010. International Journal of Research in Engineering & Technology, IJRET.  International Journal of Research in Engineering & Technology
  14. Seismic Fragility Analysis of Pile Supported Wharf Using Capacity Spectrum Method. International Journal of Earthquake and Impact Engineering (IJEIE), Inderscience. International Journal of Earthquake and Impact Engineering
  15. Seismic fragility analysis of pile supported wharf using linear time history analysis. Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 43, No. 2, August- September, pp. 235 – 246. Journal of Structural Engineering
  16. Comparative study of seismic fragility curves for a pile supported wharf using capacity spectrum method and time history analysis. International Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Hazard Mitigation (IREHM)  International Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Hazard Mitigation (IREHM)

Conference Proceedings

  1. Fragility Analysis: Enhancing resilience of structures towards natural hazards’ National Symposium on ​‘Natural Hazards and Build Better for Risk Mitigation’ and Advances in Earthquake Science 2024
  1. COMPARISON OF COUPLED CORE WALL SYSTEM AND COUPLED CORE WALL WITH OUTRIGGER SYSTEM IN TALL BUILDINGS FOR VARYING HEIGHTS National conference on resilient infrastructure
  2. Comparison of Seismic Resistance of Moment Resisting RC Building using Shear wall and Bracing International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
  3. Seismic Evaluation of RC Building with Vertical Setbacks as per IS1893 (Part 1):2016 12th Structural Engineering Convention-An International Event (SEC 2022)
  4. Typified design of modified compound fink truss based on IS 800:2007 and IS 875(part 3):2015 International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
  5. Performance based retrofit using static pushover analysis. IMMM – 2010. Trivendrum, Kerala. Shah, D.
  6. Formulation of response reduction factor for RCC staging of ESR using static Pushover Analysis. International conference WCE 2010, London, U.K. Shah, D. and Patel, B.

Book Chapter

  1. Comparative Study of Backfill Retaining Systems for Onshore RCC Pile Berth Under Different Site Conditions, Advances in Computer Methods and Geomechanics pp 25 – 39
  2. Comparative Study of Fire-Resistant Design of Steel Structures Recent Advances in Structural Engineering

Journal

  1. Comparative study of structural systems for deep water RCC pile berth with respect to various oceanographic and vessel parameters. Structural Engineering Convention 2018 (SEC 2018), Jadavpur University, India. Chowdhury, A., Shah, D. and Kapasi, J
  2. An analytical study on behavior of transfer girders in RC buildings. 33rd National Convention of Civil Engineers (NCCE-2017) & National Seminar on ​“Recent Advances in Structural Engineering, Ahmedabad, India. Dalal, R., Shah, D. and Vasanwala, S.
  3. Comparative study of backfill retaining systems for onshore RCC pile berth under different site conditions Dhavala, S., Shah, D. and Kapasi, J.
  4. Advancing Structural Resilience: A Focus on Seismic Fragility Analysis, National symposium on Natural Hazards & Build Better for Risk Mitigation and Advances in Earthquake Science ‑2024, CBRI Roorkee, India Shah, D. Advancing Structural Resilience: A Focus on Seismic Fragility Analysis
  5. Effect of different curing procedures on some engineering properties of concrete. ICCET, Istanbul. Shah, D. and Shah, C. B.
  6. Effect of high volume processed fly ash on some engineering properties of concrete. ICCET, Istanbul. Shah, D. and Shah, C. B.
  7. Comparison of different structural systems for RC pile berth under different geographic conditions. 33rd National Convention of Civil Engineers (NCCE-2017) & National Seminar on ​“Recent Advances in Structural Engineering, Ahmedabad, India. Upadhyay, J., Shah, D. and Kapasi, J. Recent Advances in Structural Engineering

Conference

  1. Comparative study of fatigue design of steel structures. 10th Biennial conference on Structural Engineering Convention. Shah, D. and Patel, T Comparative study of fatigue design of steel structures
  2. Seismic fragility analysis of pile supported wharf: state of art. 9h Biennial conference on Structural Engineering Convention, Indian Institute of Technology — IIT, Delhi, India. Shah, D. and Shah, B.J
  3. Performance based seismic design of port structures: state of art. 8th Biennial conference on Structural Engineering Convention – SEC2012, S.V. National Institute of Technology — SVNIT, Surat, India. Shah, D. and Shah, B.J
  4. Comparative study of fire resistant design of steel structures.10th Biennial conference on Structural Engineering Convention Shah, D. and Shah, J.
  5. Comparison of Shear wall and Outrigger Lateral Load Resisting System in High Rise Buildings for varying heights. National Conference on Resilient Infrastructure NCRI 2022, Kerala Highway Research Institute and IIT palakkad, Kerala, India Shah, D., Joshi, K. National Conference on Resilient Infrastructure NCRI
  6. Effect of Backstay on 3B+G+20 Storey RC Building. National Conference on Structural Engineering NCRASE 2020, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. Shah, K., Desai, H. and Shah, D. Effect of Backstay on 3B+G+20 Storey RC Building